Meropenem

Meropenem is a broad-spectrum carbapenem antibiotic. It is active against Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria. Meropenem exerts its action by penetrating bacterial cells readily and interfering with the synthesis of vital cell wall components, which leads to cell death. Resistance ot the antibiotic is mainly due to lactamases not related to alpha/beta hydrolases

General

Type : Antibiotic, Pyrrolidine, Carboxamide, Drug, Sulfur Compound, Azabicyclo

Chemical_Nomenclature : 2S,3R,4S)-4-[(3S,5S)-5-(dimethylcarbamoyl)pyrrolidin-3-yl]sulfanyl-2-[(2S,3R)-3-hydroxy-1-oxobutan-2-yl]-3-methyl-3,4-dihydro-2H-pyrrole-5-carboxylic acid || (4R,5S,6S)-3-[(3S,5S)-5-(dimethylcarbamoyl)pyrrolidin-3-yl]sulfanyl-6-[(1R)-1-hydroxyethyl]-4-methyl-7-oxo-1-azabicyclo[3.2.0]hept-2-ene-2-carboxylic acid

Canonical SMILES : CC1C(C(=NC1C(C=O)C(C)O)C(=O)O)SC2CC(NC2)C(=O)N(C)C || C[C@@H]1[C@@H]2[C@H](C(=O)N2C(=C1S[C@H]3C[C@H](NC3)C(=O)N(C)C)C(=O)O)[C@@H](C)O

InChI : InChI=1S\/C17H27N3O5S\/c1-8-13(11(7-21)9(2)22)19-14(17(24)25)15(8)26-10-5-12(18-6-10)16(23)20(3)4\/h7-13,15,18,22H,5-6H2,1-4H3,(H,24,25)\/t8-,9-,10+,11-,12+,13-,15+\/m1\/s1 || InChI=1S\/C17H25N3O5S\/c1-7-12-11(8(2)21)16(23)20(12)13(17(24)25)14(7)26-9-5-10(18-6-9)15(22)19(3)4\/h7-12,18,21H,5-6H2,1-4H3,(H,24,25)\/t7-,8-,9+,10+,11-,12-\/m1\/s1

InChIKey : UUIYVKJXUXGPKB-VGWSNGFZSA-N || DMJNNHOOLUXYBV-PQTSNVLCSA-N

Other name(s) : (2S,3R,4S)-4-{[(3S,5S)-5-(dimethylcarbamoyl)pyrrolidin-3-yl]sulfanyl}-2-[(2S,3R)-3-hydroxy-1-oxobutan-2-yl]-3-methyl-3,4-dihydro-2H-pyrrole-5-carboxylic acid  ||  Q27459765  ||  MEPM  ||  (2s,3r,4s)-4-{[(3s,5s)-5-(Dimethylcarbamoyl)pyrrolidin-3-Yl]sulfanyl}-2-[(1s,2r)-1-Formyl-2-Hydroxypropyl]-3-Methyl-3,4-Dihydro-2h-Pyrrole-5-Carboxylic Acid  ||  Merrem  ||  Meropenem anhydrous  ||  Meropenemum  ||  Antibiotic SM 7338  ||  MERONEM  ||  Merrem I.V.  ||  CHEBI:43968  ||  SCHEMBL34442  ||  DB00760


MW : 385.5 || 383.5

Formula : C17H27N3O5S || C17H25N3O5S

CAS_number : 96036-03-2

PubChem : 49866926,    441130

UniChem : UUIYVKJXUXGPKB-VGWSNGFZSA-N,    DMJNNHOOLUXYBV-PQTSNVLCSA-N

Target

Families : Meropenem ligand of proteins in family
ACPH_Peptidase_S9

Structure :
7QUN 9S6B

Protein :
pig-acph aerpe-APE1547

References (3)

Title : Ligand binding Pro-miscuity of acylpeptide hydrolase, structural analysis of a detoxifying serine hydrolase - Kiss-Szeman_2025_Protein.Sci_34_e70320
Author(s) : Kiss-Szeman AJ , Takacs L , Jakli I , Banoczi Z , Hosogi N , Traore DAK , Harmat V , Perczel A , Menyhard DK
Ref : Protein Science , 34 :e70320 , 2025
Abstract :
PubMedSearch : Kiss-Szeman_2025_Protein.Sci_34_e70320
PubMedID: 41074793

Title : A carbapenem antibiotic inhibiting a mammalian serine protease: structure of the acylaminoacyl peptidase-meropenem complex - Kiss-Szeman_2022_Chem.Sci_13_14264
Author(s) : Kiss-Szeman AJ , Takacs L , Orgovan Z , Straner P , Jakli I , Schlosser G , Masiulis S , Harmat V , Menyhard DK , Perczel A
Ref : Chem Sci , 13 :14264 , 2022
Abstract :
PubMedSearch : Kiss-Szeman_2022_Chem.Sci_13_14264
PubMedID: 36545146
Gene_locus related to this paper: pig-acph

Title : Characterization of inhibitory effect of carbapenem antibiotics on the deconjugation of valproic acid glucuronide - Masuo_2010_Drug.Metab.Dispos_38_1828
Author(s) : Masuo Y , Ito K , Yamamoto T , Hisaka A , Honma M , Suzuki H
Ref : Drug Metabolism & Disposition: The Biological Fate of Chemicals , 38 :1828 , 2010
Abstract :
PubMedSearch : Masuo_2010_Drug.Metab.Dispos_38_1828
PubMedID: 20581094